industriousness
Example Sentences
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No-one doubts the extraordinary drive and industriousness of the Vietnamese people, nor To Lam's determination to break out of the middle income trap.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026
By then many Americans were deeply familiar with Franklin’s maxims about the importance of industriousness, thrift and self-reliance, which he published annually in “The Poor Richard’s Almanack” from 1732 to 1757.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
One likely reason for Americans’ sleeplessness is cultural — a longstanding emphasis on industriousness and productivity.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
Constable wanted to give landscape subjects the stature of history painting so he constructed nature as a historical motif of English industriousness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2023
When an adult member of the community applied for a spouse, the committee pondered for months, sometimes even years, making the selection, matching the characteristics—energy level, intelligence, industriousness, other traits—that would make two people compatible.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
